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Now, we’re not talking just any wine and any cheese. A box of Franzia and sliced sharp cheddar on a Ritz while watching Netflix is fantastic, but it’s fun to broaden out and socialize. Make this a day to get together with friends, bring out some reds and whites, chiantis, ports, blushes, and champagnes along with Roquefort, Limburger, gorgonzola and mizithra, and have some fun!
Soft Ripened Cheese: Brie, etc.
Renato Ratti Barbera
750ml, $19.99
Intense, Cardinal red with sparkling tonalities on the 2018 Renato Ratti Barbera d'Asti. Resolute bouquet, with trace scents of ripe plum and an undercurrent of mixed spices. Full flavor with long persistence. Rich in body and in color, warm and robust, pleasantly tart when young, a wine suited to our hearty local dishes as well as refined meat dishes and aged cheeses.
Semi Soft Cheese: Gruyere,
Gouda, Havarti, etc.
Wild Thing Viognier,
750ml, $16.99
Beautiful nose of white flowers (jasmine, gardenia and honeysuckle) mingled with pretty green tea, grapefruit and orange zest aromas, only a light kiss of creamy vanilla oak toast. Super crisp acidity without being puckery tart, just pinpoint balanced with trace of sweetness and creaminess from oak. Juicy, mouth-watering Honey-crisp apple and citrus, green peach fruit.
Great structure to pair with lemon-butter shrimp or Thai food or even to drink solo.
Hard Cheeses: Cheddar,
Parmesan, etc.
Cantore di Castelforte Aglianico, 750ml, $12.99
Wonderfully deep flowery bouquet of rose and tulip. Dry, yet smooth and velvety with taste of dark cherry, plum, blackberry and apple with hints of mild herbs.